[Garowe] al-Shabaab ...... Somalia's version of the Taliban ...Arabic for students... , functioning as an arm of al-Qaeda... holy warriors continued with their onslaught in Somalia as the country continued with elections which the opposition had termed as "shambolic" before an agreement was reached in December last year.
In the first strike on Wednesday, the holy warriors killed four civilians in the ancient town of Barawe in the Southern part of the country, on a day when the Southwest state was holding parliamentary elections for seven seats.
The al-Shabaab media affiliates reported the attack but did not give further details thus it's not clear who they targeted in this particular raid. But the fact that it happens at the time the region is holding elections for 13 parliamentary seats speaks volumes.
Witnesses said the holy warriors fired five rounds of mortars to the town with tow hitting residential houses. The mortars landed in Sakhawadin and Dayah neighborhoods in Barawe town, leading to four deaths and multiple injuries.
The network was down the town earlier but it’s back to normal service now, another witness said. The holy warriors thrive on communication failure when attacking certain towns in the country to evade hawk-eyed Somali National Army [SNA] and AU forces.
On Wednesday, only seven Parliamentary elections took place while the contest for the remaining six will be held on Thursday according to authorities. All states are rushing to beat the deadline and analysts say there has been tremendous progress in recent weeks.
Later on Wednesday, at least four people were killed and seven others injured in a kaboom at a restaurant in northeast Somalia's commercial city of Bosaso on Wednesday afternoon.
A Puntland ...a region in northeastern Somalia, centered on Garowe in the Nugaal province. Its leaders declared the territory an autonomous state in 1998. Puntland and the equally autonomous Somaliland seem to have avoided the clan rivalries and warlordism that have typified the rest of Somalia, which puts both places high on the list for Islamic subversion... police officer told state-run Radio Mogadishu that the bomber struck in front of a restaurant in Bosasso ...Puntland's major (maybe only) port, population about 250,000, most of them shady characters who hang around waterfront dives and carry knives and brass knuckles... 's Al Macruuf shopping center. The motive of the latest attack in Puntland State has not been established.
Locals said security forces have launched a major manhunt for the perpetrators of the latest explosion in Bosaso town which has been beset by a series of landmine and suicide kabooms including liquidations in the recent past.
No group had grabbed credit for the blast but al-Qaeda allied terror group, al-Shabaab, and the Islamic State ...formerly ISIS or ISIL, depending on your preference. Before that they were al-Qaeda in Iraq, as shaped by Abu Musab Zarqawi. They're really very devout, committing every atrocity they can find in the Koran and inventing a few more. They fling Allah around with every other sentence, but to hear western pols talk they're not really Moslems.... s [ISIS] have staged such attacks in the past in Bosaso and elsewhere in Puntland State. But al-Shabaab would later on claim responsibility.
The so-called ISIS wing in Somalia has its main base in the Puntland region and has occasionally clashed with Puntland forces and al-Shabaab. There have been efforts both by the regional and federal governments to flush out the murderous Moslems.
Two electricity grids at the Al-Zawiya power station were damaged after armed clashes erupted in the vicinity, the General Electricity Company of Libya (GECOL) said in a brief statement on Wednesday.
The company explained that the clashes led to damage and disconnection of the power drain circuits (Al-Zawiya – West)) with a voltage of 220 kV, and (Al-Zawiya – Zahra) with a voltage of 220 kV.
It said that this will negatively affect the performance of the electrical network, and lead to an increase of power cuts in the area. A specialized technical team will begin to repair the stations, “when the security situation in the area improves.”
Since 2011, Libya has been suffering from a deficit in energy production. GECOL adopts a program of load shedding hours in various cities and regions, which often reaches more than 12 hours a day.
There is also a rise in the theft of copper cables, where thieves sell them on the black market. Libya is seeking to obtain multiple sources of energy to solve its energy crisis, which the Prime Minister has repeatedly promised to solve, but without result.
The country is seeking to disarm, demobilise, and reintegrate its militias into society, by obtaining suitable jobs in the security and public sector.
The Minister of Labour, Ali Al-Abed stated that the government plans to integrate youths currently belonging to militias, into the military and police. In a step to unify Libyan institutions, and rehabilitate youth involved in the civil war.
“There is more than one way to integrate them into institutions, or even to provide small and medium enterprises through the Financial Facilities Fund and the Human Resources Fund at the ministry,” Al-Abed explained.
The Minister noted that the integration of these youths depends on the stability of the government, the adoption of a budget, and relative stability in the country. As well as a comprehensive national reconciliation process.
Suspected bandits have killed seven persons in an attack on three communities in the Zango Kataf Local Government Area of Kaduna State.
The attack was said to have occurred on Tuesday night.
According to the Southern Kaduna Peoples Union Public Relations Officer, Mr Luka Binniya, the gunmen burnt houses in Sabon Kaura, Zaman Dabo and Chibob communities in what could be described as a “coordinated attack”.
Binniya explained that the terrorists invaded the villages in large numbers and opened fire on residents, destroying property worth millions of naira.
“The terrorists also took advantage of the absence of the military in the early hours of Tuesday at a checkpoint between Ungwan Wakili and Abuyab and vandalised the only bridge linking the two communities.
“As I am talking to you, not even a motorcycle can cross that bridge now. Something urgent needs to be done in order to fix the bridge because the people in those communities are living at the mercy of those terrorists,” he added.
The development comes days after seven persons were confirmed dead following an attack on Kerawa village in the Igabi local government area.
A total of 965 terrorists alongside their families and 550 children laid down their weapons and surrendered to the Nigerian troops in Borno and Yobe states within three weeks, the Defence Headquarters has said.
This was made known by Benard Onyeuko, the Director, Defence Media Operations while addressing the press on Thursday on the activities of Nigerian troops from January 20 to February 10.
According to Onyeuko, troops of the Operation Hadin Kai recorded victory as 965 terrorists laid aside their weapons in different locations including Gamboru, Tumbumma, Kukawa, Baga, Gwoza, Mallam Fotori, Damboa, KirtaWulgo, Bun Yadi, Gujiba, Madiya all in Borno and Yobe states.
The success, he said, is attributed to the airstrikes which eliminated several ISWAP Commanders and their fighters.
He further noted that 104 of the 965 terrorists are from the Islamic State West African Province (ISWAP) Camp that was taken by troops at Marte.
"The surrendered terrorists have been properly documented and handed over to the appropriate authorities for necessary action," he said.
Also, in Yobe and Borno states, no fewer than 120 fighters were neutralised by the troops while 50 of the terrorists were arrested, according to the Defence Headquarters. Weapons recovered from the terrorists include five gun trucks, 50 assorted arms and 200 rounds of different calibres of ammunition.
The Nigerian Army has said its troops of the 149 Task Force Battalion in conjunction with the Civilian Joint Task Force killed an unspecified number of Boko Haram (BH) and Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists in Gubio, Borno State.
According to the army on its Twitter page on Thursday, four AK-47 rifles, two motorcycles amongst other items were recovered from the terrorists.
"Troops of 149 Task Force Battalion in conjunction with CJTF while on fighting patrol today 10 Feb 2022 neutralised scores of BHT/ISWAP terrorists in Dunga Lawanti village near Gubio in Borno State.
"Troops recovered four AK-47 rifles, two motorcycles amongst other items," the tweet read.
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you killed scores yet recovered 4 AK's? I would think if they were getting their asses handed to them they wouldn't have time to pick up weapons while fleeing. Must be looking for a check from our dumbass in chief.
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The Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen said Thursday that 12 people were injured by falling debris from an attempted drone attack on an airport in the southern Saudi region of Abha near the kingdom's border with Yemen.
The coalition statement said the people who were hurt included travelers and workers at the airport. Two of the injured were Saudi citizens, four were Bangladeshi residents and three were Nepali residents. There was also one person each from Sri Lanka, the Philippines and India hurt.
Saudi air defenses destroyed the bomb-laden drone that the coalition said was launched by Houthi rebels inside Yemen early Thursday afternoon. Saudi state television and accompanying social media accounts carried video from inside Abha's airport showing operations there running as normal after the incident.
Saudi Arabia has been at war in Yemen since 2015 fighting against Iranian-backed Houthis who overran the capital and ousted the government from power.
On Tuesday, President Joe Biden spoke with Saudi King Salman. The White House said the president and king discussed "Iranian-enabled attacks by the Houthis against civilian targets in Saudi Arabia." Biden underscored U.S. commitment in supporting Saudi Arabia in the defense of its people and territory from such attacks, it added.
The war has killed tens of thousands of people, both fighters and civilians, and spawned the world's worst humanitarian crisis.
Charity group Oxfam this week said a yearlong battle over the strategic Yemeni city of Marib alone has displaced about 100,000 people. The fighting in Marib led to increased Houthi attacks against Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates in recent weeks. The UAE is part of the Saudi-led coalition and backs Yemeni militias fighting the Houthis. U.S. officials have scrambled to reassure the Gulf strategic allies of U.S. defensive support.
The U.S. initially backed the Saudi war effort as the coalition tried to drive the Iranian-backed Houthis from the capital, Sanaa, and restore the previous government to power. President Biden, however, has since tried to distance the U.S. military from involvement in Yemen's war, where both sides are accused of human rights abuses.
A Saudi readout of the monarch's call with Biden said King Salman discussed the importance of strengthening mutual security cooperation and cited Saudi support for U.S. efforts in preventing Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons. The White House says Biden briefed the king on ongoing multilateral talks focused on Iran's nuclear program.
King Salman stressed the need to work together to counter the destabilizing activities of Iran's proxies in the region, according to the state-run Saudi Press Agency.
The two also discussed their shared commitment to maintaining balance and stability in oil markets as Brent crude hovers around $90 a barrel.
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I like how they always put a monetary number on the seizures. It may be worth that if you are selling by 20's or grams.A ton is only worth about %>% million before cutting agents are used. Someone in the valuing of said coke knows what they are talking about on the street level.
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[OneIndia] A Special Court of the National Investigation Agency has convicted and sentenced a terrorist of the Ansarullah Bangla Team in connection with a conspiracy case.
The special court at Kolkata convicted Samad Mia originally from Bangladesh and sentenced him to 7 years in jail apart from slapping a fine of Rs 16,000. The case was first registered by the Special Task Force, Kolkata in 2017 following the arrest of five members of the ABT. Four of them were Bangaldeshi nationals while one hailed from India. The ABT is a proscribed terror group.
The probe was taken over by the NIA in 2018 following which it was established that these persons had entered India in 2016. They had conspired to commit acts of terror in India.
These persons had travelled to Hyderabad, Mumbai and Pune in the guise of labourers.
They also had tried to procure chemicals from a shop in Patna apart from procuring arms and ammunition in Kolkata. They also tried establishing hideouts in Ranchi, the NIA learnt.
Following the probe all five persons were arrested and charged by the NIA. Earlier the NIA court had convicted three of them. The trial against is remaining.
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To be fair, jpal, it’s an Indian prison, and Dron and his little playmates will no doubt drop by for tea from time to time, which will probably lead to reports of other arrests, even additional convictions for Mr. Mia himself. No barrel of mustache wax, though — that’s a Turkish thing.
Shafaq News/ A blast from a roadside bomb reportedly hit a convoy of the US-led Global coalition in al-Muthanna on Thursday morning.
A source told Shafaq News agency that the explosion targeted a supply convoy of the Coalition inside the territory of al-Muthanna governorate.
The attack resulted in no human casualties and the convoy resumed its march toward its destination, according to the source.
Observers believe that Iran-backed Iraqi factions orchestrate these nearly daily attacks against the convoys of the US-led Coalition in Iraq. The frequency of the attacks increased drastically since the assassination of the Commander of Quds Force, Qassem Soleimani, and the Deputy Head of al-Hashd al-Shaabi (Popular Mobilization Forces-PMF) Commission, Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, in Baghdad in January 2020.
Heading into the first part of 2022 -with Qasem Soleimani's assassination anniversary, government formation process, and few other milestones- U.S. officials on multiple occasions anticipated an exacerbation of the attacks against U.S. interests in Iraq and Syria.
On December 9, the Iraqi government announced that U.S. troops had ended their combat mission. In reality, U.S. troops in Iraq made the transition to a training mission in July 2020, and thousands of U.S. troops will remain in both Iraq and Syria in this advisory role into 2022. The announcement was meant to ease pressure on the Iraqi government by Iranian-backed groups.
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Shafaq News/ Iraqi military forces deterred an attack waged by militants of the terrorist organization of ISIS in Diyala, a security source revealed on Thursday.
The source told Shafaq News Agency that a force from first division's second brigade identified an ISIS group near al-Udhaim dam, 65 kilometers northwest Baqubah.
The force pursued the terrorist group and clashed with it, killing at least four of its members, " the source said, "terrorist group attempted to attack an army unit but the attack was aborted."
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[IsraelTimes] Military prosecutors file indictments against three Paleostinian men accused of carrying out a deadly shooting attack in December in which an Israeli man, Yehuda Dimentman, was killed outside the illegal Homesh outpost in the northern West Bank, the Israel Defense Forces says.
The three men — Muhammad Youssef Jaradat, Mahmoud Ghaleb Jaradat, and Ghaith Ahmed Yassin Jaradat — are each charged with "intentionally causing death," the equivalent of murder in the military legal system, though only two of them were suspected of carrying out the deadly shooting itself. Their indictments come a week after a Paleostinian teenager was charged with driving the getaway car that was used in the attack.
The mother of the minor and one of the adult suspects are also due to be charged with failing to prevent the attack and with assisting them afterward, as her teenage son had told her about the plans in advance and she helped hide the weapons that they used after the attack, the military says. A number of other Paleostinians are also being charged for failing to prevent the attack and for their involvement in selling the guns used in the attack.
According to the indictment, the three men who carried out the attack planned the shooting in advance, picking the targets (Israeli settlers) and the location (Homesh) and planning their escape route. They also planned to steal the body of one of their victims, the IDF says.
On December 16, the three suspects arrived at the road outside of the Homesh outpost, where settlers illegally operate a yeshiva, or religious school, and waited several hours for a car to leave the area. When one finally did, two of them took positions alongside the road armed with guns, while the third ran back to the escape car. As the car carrying Dimentman and two other students at the illegal yeshiva passed by, they started shooting, each of them firing 20 bullets before a jam made their guns stop working, and they then expeditiously departed at a goodly pace in the escape car. Dimentman sustained fatal wounds and the two other passengers were lightly maimed.
The three suspects, along with the minor who acted as a driver, were arrested a few days later and have been in military custody since.
DEIR EZ-ZOR, Syria (North Press) – The Islamic State Organization (ISIS) sleeper cells launched yesterday evening a violent attack against inspection points of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in the countryside of Deir ez-Zor, east Syria.
ISIS sleeper cells targeted SDF military points near the Euphrates River bank in Shabkah neighborhood in central Shuhail with machineguns, a military source of SDF told North Press.
During the attack, two SDF fighters were killed and another was wounded, according to the source.
The attack between the two parties lasted for about half an hour before the attackers managed to ran.
Few hours after the attack, the ISIS claimed, through close outlets, responsibility for the attack.
This attack coincided with another that was launched against a military post of the SDF in the village of Jazaret al-Bushams, west of Deir ez-Zor.
ISIS sleeper cells targeted the military post on the entrance to the village with grenades and machineguns killing two SDF fighters and wounding two others, a military source of the Internal Security Forces of North and East Syria (Asayish) of the village told North Press.
ISIS members and the SDF fighters clashed for about two hours reporting two ISIS casualties, the source said.
Meanwhile, more than five armed individuals involved in the attack and they ran away and hid in civilians’ houses after two of them were killed.
The SDF cordoned off the village and blocked the routes in order to pursue the attackers, the source told North Press.
The source described the attack saying it is the fiercest attack during February.
Two days ago, ISIS claimed responsibility for attacking an SDF checkpoint in Sabha town in the eastern countryside of Deir ez-Zor.
Those attacks were launched following the ISIS attack on al-Sina’a prison in Hasakah on the 20th of January.
Reporting by Omar Alloush
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DARAA, Syria (North Press) – On Thursday, anonymous gunmen targeted Mos’ab al-Bardan, an opponent figure, and two of his escorts in Atman town in the central countryside of Daraa city, south Syria.
Al-Bardan is also a member of the Central Committee tasked to negotiate with the Syrian government.
Anonymous people driving motorcycles fired bullets at al-Bardan’s vehicle while he and two of his companions were heading to Atman, a local source told North Press.
Al-Bardan was seriously injured and was hospitalized. One of the companions was killed and the other survived.
Al-Bardan hails from Tafas town in the western countryside of Daraa. He is the most prominent football referee in Daraa and also a former leader of a Syrian opposition faction.
After the Syrian government controlled Daraa, al-Bardan along with multiple dignitaries from the area set up the Central Committee tasked to negotiate with the Syrian government and the Russian forces.
The Martyr Documentation Office, a local non-governmental organization that follows up the statistics of casualties and detainees in Daraa, documented 1,084 assassination attempts that killed 685 people, whether civilians, former fighters of the Syrian armed opposition factions who had settled their status or fighters of the Syrian government forces between the summer of 2018 and last September.
Since the second settlement process in October 2021, the Martyr Documentation Office has documented 55 assassination attempts that claimed the lives of 38 persons.
Residents of #Hasakah southern countryside, #NE_Syria, receive messages from unknown individuals who demand sums of money and threaten them in case they refuse. #ISIShttps://t.co/XzJy1g0Lnl
SHADDADI, Syria (North Press) – The 28-year-old Sa’ed al-Omar, a pseudonym for shop owner in Shaddadi town south of Hasakah, northeast Syria, is still worried after he had refused to pay Zakat (donation of Islam) to some people pretended to be members of the Islamic State Organization (ISIS).
Few days ago, an individual, who refused to identify himself, received WhatsApp messages from unknown people asking to pay Zakat of $700.
Al-Omar refused to pay and they threatened him of “punishment and killing”, if he does not pay during coming days.
Recently, several people have received calls and messages from unknown people pretending as ISIS members asking to pay “Zakat”, and threatened of killing in case their request is refused or told to the security sides.
Those people targeted the well-offs and venture capitals in Shaddadi town.
It is first time that the residents receive such calls for “Zakat” since the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) controlled Shaddadi and cleared it of ISIS, according to the residents.
In February 2013, Shaddadi town, 60 km south of Hasakah, became out of the Syrian government control after fighting with the armed opposition factions and Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS-formerly al-Nusra Front), where the city infrastructure was destroyed and the government institutions were looted.
One year followed the armed opposition control, ISIS attacked them, and after few days of fierce fighting, ISIS controlled the town.
In 2016, the SDF took control over Shaddadi.
During its control, the ISIS forced the residents to pay sums of money as Zakat, depending on how wealthy they were, via Zakat Diwan (office).
Shaddadi town and countryside witness activation of ISIS sleeper cells from time to time that target the SDF checkpoints and the US base in the town with missiles during the last period.
There is a prison in the town that houses thousands of ISIS members, and the SDF announces the capture of members and leaders from time to time.
Meanwhile, some people refused to call the security forces about the incident fearing of being killed or threatened, some of them dared and called, some people ignored the calls and thought those are some deceivers and fraudsters.
The security forces are following the contacts which send messages, according to those who called them.
Muhamad al-Ahmad, 34, a nickname of a trader in the town, received messages on WhatsApp a week ago, asking to pay $1,000.
“They told me if I do not pay Zakat, I will be punished severely”, he said.
“ISIS let us live in panic and fear and at the moment we are still worried about our families even though I refuse to pay” he added.
Reporting by Bassem Shuweikh
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IDLIB, Syria (North Press) – A displaced woman, who had earlier today shot by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) while smuggling fuel near the town of Atma, north Idlib, died of her wounds.
“Fatima Abdulrahman al-Hamid (28 ) was transported to Bab al-Hawa Hospital where she was put in the intense care room, but she died,” North Press reported a medical sources.
On Wednesday afternoon, a group of women and children were shot by HTS militants while smuggling containers of diesel fuel at Deir Ballut crossing, north of Idlib.
Following the shooting and injuring a woman, dozens of displaced people and residents of the town of Atma, north Idlib, protested against HTS at the backdrop of shooting. The protests were met with live bullets and armored vehicles by HTS militants, and several civilians were wounded as a result, local sources said.
Reporting by Bara’ al-Shami
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There have been many cases of Turkish-backed opposition factions targeting civilians near the lines of contact in #Syria’s #Manbij.https://t.co/45vhA0TymI
MANBIJ, Syria (North Press) – A young man lost his life on Thursday, after being shot while he was near the line separating the Manbij Military Council and pro-Turkish opposition factions near the village of Arab Hassan, northwest of Manbij.
“Two days ago, Hammond al-Ahmad al-Hussein (28) was injured as a result of being shot while he was near the contact lines,” an informed source said.
“Al-Hussein was immediately transported to al-Hikma Hospital in Manbij, but he died today of his sever bleeding as a result of being shot in the head,” the source added.
There have been many cases of Turkish-backed factions targeting civilians near the lines of contact, hoping to cross into the areas of these factions or simply passing by.
ALEPPO NORTHERN COUNTRYSIDE, Syria (North Press) – On Thursday, a Turkish drone bombed the hill of the city of Tel-Rifaat in the northern countryside of Aleppo, causing no casualties.
“The bombing caused material damage to the hill, after which the drone fell to the ground,” a local sources told North Press.
“However, the bombing caused a state of panic among the residents and the displaced people of Afrin, who live in semi-destroyed houses on the outskirt of the hill in the city,” the sources said.
On Wednesday, the Turkish forces and the affiliated armed opposition factions targeted the villages of al-Wardia, Hasajek, Qol Suruj, and the vicinity of the city of Tal Rifaat and Der Jamal in the northern countryside of Aleppo.
On February 3, the Turkish forces’ bombing of an elementary school in the village of Qaramil caused material damage to the school, but no injuries were recorded among the students.
Reporting by Nariman Hasso
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IDLIB, Syria (North Press) – On Thursday, a displaced child was deadly shot by the Turkish border guards (Gendarmerie) while he was near a camp in the Jisr al-Shughur area, west of Idlib.
The areas near the Syrian-Turkish border, north of Idlib, have witnessed shooting incidents by the Turkish border guards (Gendarmerie).
“The 12-year-old child Rashid al-Rifai, from the town of the town of Bdam in Jisr al-Shughur, was deadly shot by the Gendarmerie while he was near Bdam camp near the town of Ain al-Baida in the Jisr al-Shughur countryside, west of Idlib,” local sources from the area told North Press.
Late January, the 13-year-old boy, Khalid Skef, was deadly shot by Turkish border guards while working in farmland near the village of al-Dariya in Darkush district, northwest of Idlib.
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HOMS, Syria (North Press) – Six members of the government forces, including a major general, were killed on Thursday, and more than nine others were wounded when their military convoy was attacked by unknown gunmen in the eastern desert of Homs, central Syria.
'Using automatic weapons, unidentified gunmen targeted a military convoy of the government forces, which was heading from Homs to the al-Tifour Military Airport, east of Palmyra,' a military source from the government forces told North Press.
“The attack resulted in the killing of six members, including officers, one of whom was known as Major General Sa’eed al-Khattar, while nine others were wounded. They were transported to al-Waer Military Hospital in Homs, and their injuries ranged between serious and moderate,” the source cited a doctor in the hospital.
The attackers were using four-wheel drive vehicles and bearing the flags of the Islamic State (ISIS). After the attack they ran away toward the Syrian Palmyra desert,” according to the source.
Iranian-backed factions along with the government forces control large areas of the Syrian desert, which has recently witnessed several clashes between ISIS and the government forces and factions supported by Iran.
Two days ago, an ISIS militant was killed in a Russian raid near the primitive oil tankers in the town of Dublan in the eastern countryside of Deir ez-Zor.
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Shafaq News / Turkish airstrikes on the Kurdistan Workers Party's headquarters in the Kurdistan Region restricted the movement of the party's fighters, a security source reported.
The source told Shafaq News agency that the Party's fighters' are mostly deployed in areas in Sinjar district, near the Iraqi-Syrian borders.
The party had been hiring Syrian workers to dig up tunnels, but half of them were killed in Turkish attacks.
Every now and then, Turkish aircraft attack PKK sites on the borders with the Kurdistan Region, as well as Sinjar and Makhmour districts.
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A multi-volume chronology and reference guide set detailing three years of the Mexican Drug War between 2010 and 2012.
Rantburg.com and borderlandbeat.com correspondent and author Chris Covert presents his first non-fiction work detailing
the drug and gang related violence in Mexico.
Chris gives us Mexican press dispatches of drug and gang war violence
over three years, presented in a multi volume set intended to chronicle the death, violence and mayhem which has
dominated Mexico for six years.
Rantburg was assembled from recycled algorithms in the United States of America. No
trees were destroyed in the production of this weblog. We did hurt some, though. Sorry.
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